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CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INC (EIN 26-2117013)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-12
IRS object ID
202133169349313503
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-12T19:04:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262117013EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028871000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 12AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDIMITRI K SIMESPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028871000PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDIMITRIPersonFirstNm
Person LastSIMESPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAARON M FOXPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01365820PTIN
Phone2022274000PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-12PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDIMITRI K SIMESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,291,175GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CFTNI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CENTER IS A NON-PARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTION FOCUSING ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee21TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$335,237PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$111,883PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$75,217CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$1,263CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$2,108,307CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$3,604,851CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$300,904PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,496,544CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,428,598TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$835,834TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$855,073TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$573,525NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST IS A NON-PARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED BY FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON. ITS CURRENT PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND U.S. RELATIONS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,261,646ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$555,124ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$529,891ExpenseAmt
Revenue$39,050RevenueAmt
Desc"THE NATIONAL INTEREST" IS A BIMONTHLY JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO PROMOTE A FRESH DEBATE ABOUT THE COURSE OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY BY FEATURING A VARIETY OF LEADING AUTHORS FROM GOVERNMENT, JOURNALISM, AND ACADEMIA.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$176,730ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$176,730TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,523,391TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2028871000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DIMITRI K SIMES
PRESIDENT AND CEO45.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$411,871$0$30,996
HARRY J KAZIANIS EXECUTIVE
EDITOR, "THE NATIONAL INTEREST"40.00$171,030$0$19,057Yes (X)
GEORGE S BEEBE VP
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES40.00Yes (X)$160,000$0$0
JACOB E HEILBRUNN
EDITOR, "THE NATIONAL INTEREST"40.00$142,911$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL SAUNDERS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$2,575$0$0
DREW GUFF
CHAIRMAN0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY KISSINGER
HONORARY CHAIRMAN0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURICE R GREENBERG
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD PLEPLER
VICE CHAIRMAN0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOV S ZAKHEIM
VICE CHAIRMAN0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRAHAM ALLISON
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY L BEWKES
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENERAL CHARLES G BOYD
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMBASSADOR RICHARD R BURT
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS ELFTMANN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACOB HEILBRUNN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID A KEENE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADMIRAL MICHAEL MULLEN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULE NIXON EISENHOWER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GROVER NORQUIST
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL RUGER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SENATOR PAT ROBERTS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
J ROBINSON WEST
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ZALAZNICK
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER & HOSTETLER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1127 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44114ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$105,273CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$832,700AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$832,700TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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ADVERTISING541800$1,160,077$1,160,077
PUBLICATION INCOME511110$39,050$39,050
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,199,127TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,059TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$34,059ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,263TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,263ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,224,026SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,182,868SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$41,158SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,158TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$41,158ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$39,050RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$76,480ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$605,442TotalAmt
Program Services$468,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,518FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$944,935TotalAmt
Program Services$730,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$149,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,801FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,355TotalAmt
Program Services$56,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,030FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,490TotalAmt
Program Services$78,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,960FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,196TotalAmt
Management And General$40,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,175TotalAmt
Management And General$18,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,686TotalAmt
Program Services$420,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,489TotalAmt
Program Services$144,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,746FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,461TotalAmt
Program Services$119,461ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,852TotalAmt
Program Services$384,886ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,990FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,951TotalAmt
Program Services$31,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,771FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,296TotalAmt
Program Services$20,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,197TotalAmt
Management And General$30,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,029TotalAmt
Management And General$12,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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TAXES$409,297$409,297
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$63,774$63,774
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$4,226$3,966$260

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,604,851TotalAmt
Program Services$2,523,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$921,336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,124FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$902,605BOYAmt
EOY$183,875EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$611,949BOYAmt
EOY$80,716EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,489BOYAmt
EOY$13,339EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$109,222LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$90,948LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,471BOYAmt
EOY$18,274EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,187,363BOYAmt
EOY$1,094,394EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,000BOYAmt
EOY$38,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,852,877BOYAmt
EOY$1,428,598EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,909BOYAmt
EOY$194,859EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,143BOYAmt
EOY$43,367EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$330,097EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,782BOYAmt
EOY$286,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$835,834BOYAmt
EOY$855,073EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,860,475BOYAmt
EOY$195,741EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,568BOYAmt
EOY$377,784EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,017,043BOYAmt
EOY$573,525EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,852,877BOYAmt
EOY$1,428,598EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,496,544ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$53,026NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,896,614CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,124,782CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,779,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$335,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$832,700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,968,853TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,896,614CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,124,782CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,779,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$335,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$832,700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,968,853TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,319,385SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,649,468PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$80,596CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$172,842CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$84,533CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,564CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,322CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$417,857TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,373,483CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,373,483TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,760,193TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,821,023GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.41660PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.38400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,222OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,656DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,566BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$87,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$71,292DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,708BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,274TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ENDOWMENT$775,956C
PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS$317,479C
RESERVE INVESTMENTS$959C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,094,394TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$286,750Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$286,750TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,161,333TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$53,026NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$53,026RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,108,307RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,108,307TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,604,851TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,604,851ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,604,851TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CENTER PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DIMITRI K SIMES
PRESIDENT AND CEO$396,871$0$0$0$15,000$0$0$0$30,996$0$442,867$0$0$0
HARRY J KAZIANIS EXECUTIVE
EDITOR, "THE NATIONAL INTEREST"$171,030$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$19,057$0$190,087$0$0$0
GEORGE S BEEBE VP
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES$160,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$160,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE CENTER PROVIDES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 TO ITS CURRENT PRESIDENT AND CEO, DIMITRI SIMES. THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS INCLUDED IN HIS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THIS ALLOWANCE WAS APPROVED AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS.
PART I, LINE 5HARRY J. KAZIANIS, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, "THE NATIONAL INTEREST," RECEIVES COMPENSATION CONTINGENT ON THE ADVERTISING REVENUE OF THE CENTER.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTER SERVES AS AN ADVISOR TO THE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS' OF THE BOARD'S COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE GRANTED INDIVIDUAL STATUS AS MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, GIVING THE BOARD FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CENTER'S GOVERNANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER AND THEN FIRST SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPERIODIC REVIEWS ARE DONE TO ENSURE THE CENTER OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT: THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY, BONUS AND HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN FOR APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE USES THE AVERAGE BASE SALARIES OF OTHER CHIEF EXECUTIVES, AS PROVIDED IN THE AKRON, INC. THINK TANK COMPENSATION SURVEY, AS A GUIDELINE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GAUTHOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 357,232. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 357,232. OUSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,479. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 39,479. CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,025. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,025. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,703. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,703. TEMPORARY HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 247. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 247.